I’m a train, I’m a train, I’m a chucka train yeah!


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South America » Peru » Huancavelica
April 15th 2018
Published: April 15th 2018
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My name is El Macho and I ride from Huancayo to Huancavelica. I am the only real passenger service left in Peru, as my brethren are now mainly tourist lines or freight lines. Not so long ago people used to make fun of me and there was a saying about me which went like this: ‘sale cuando quire y llege cuando puede’, which translates as, ‘it leaves when it wants, and arrives when it can’. Th... Read Full Entry



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Hopping on and hopping off
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And rolling hills
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Sometimes we crossed the road
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Hotsprings outside Huancavelica
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Cathedral
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View from our hotel
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Pretty little streets
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Street scene
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These guys were located at different corners, not sure what they represent
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San Sebastian Church
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Plaza Bolognesi
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Some school sports event parade
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School kids standing at attention



18th April 2018
Huancayo to Huancavelica

El Macho
The only real passenger service left in Peru...wow. Are there that few railway lines that touristas and freight hog them all? Peru is not a tiny country and distances can be great. I found local buses ridiculously cheap in Peru but cramped and crowded. Trains in some countries are the way to go. Interesting!
18th April 2018
Huancayo to Huancavelica

So it seems
There are a few lines, but not many. It is the way in many Latin American countries I have noticed, there are very few passenger train services.

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